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RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTRE - SWAKOPMUND, NAMIBIA |
Picturesque Swakopmund
Swakopmund is widely known and loved for its Old World charm of beautiful, well kept buildings from the founding days at the turn of the previous century in a setting of parks, lawns and palm trees. A number of these buildings have been declared national monuments. |
Haus Hohenzollern (House of Cupids) was erected in 1909 as a hotel. |
Railway Station Built in the late 19th century in a style called
"Wilhelminischer
Stil". The building was renovated and is now being used as a hotel.
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The prison - Built in 1909 |
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The "Altes Amptsgericht" Currently the health department of the municipality - Built in 1906 |
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The Woermann Haus (1894) - Presently the Public Library and Art Centre- From the Damara Tower which served as a water tower, one overlooks the town and surrounding area and on a clear day, one can even see Walvis Bay in the south. |
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The Evangelic Lutheran Church designed in Neu-Barock style was completed in 1911 and declared National Monument in 1978. |
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